by Erik Bork | Jun 29, 2015
If you’re interested in getting professional-level feedback on something you’ve written or are writing — but want to do it inexpensively — this might be of interest to you. For the next 25 hours, I’m lowering the price of my...
by Erik Bork | May 5, 2015
My UCLA Extension class on “Finding the Story in True Stories” is now taking students for Summer Quarter starting July 1. It’s an all online class that can be taken from anywhere. The 15 slots have historically filled up very quickly, so if...
by Erik Bork | May 4, 2015
My favorite writer-director Cameron Crowe has a new movie coming out! And it’s his first original screenplay to be released in 10 years. The movie is ALOHA, and I’ve been given a copy of the screenplay to discuss next Monday night with the Storyboard...
by Erik Bork | Oct 30, 2014
If you’re interested in getting professional-level feedback on something you’ve written or are writing — but want to do it inexpensively — this might be of interest to you. For the next 36 hours, I’m lowering the price of my...
by Erik Bork | Sep 26, 2014
I’m presenting a live webinar for The Writers Store, next Thursday October 9 at 1 PM Pacific, on “Creating the Winning Series Premise.” In this 90-minute Powerpoint/audio presentation, I will distill everything I’ve learned from my years of creating and (sometimes)...
by Erik Bork | Jun 27, 2014
I will be the featured guest on this Sunday’s #Scriptchat – a live one-hour Q&A session on Twitter that anyone can participate in, at 5 PM PDT. Thanks to Jeanne Bowerman (@jeannevb) for having me!
by Erik Bork | Jun 19, 2014
I teach in this low-residency, mostly online MFA in Screenwriting program — and highly recommend checking it out! Download the...
by Erik Bork | Oct 11, 2013
I’ll be leading a conversation about the Last Vegas script for the Storyboard Development Group this Monday evening at the Fox Studios. Please see below for more information about this interesting group of screenwriters! StoryBoard Development Group is an...
by Erik Bork | Oct 4, 2013
I’d doing a webinar on “Finding the ‘Story’ in True Stories” for The Writers Store on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 1 PM Pacific. It’s a ninety-minute powerpoint/audio program where I discuss all the key lessons I’ve learned in...
by Erik Bork | Sep 7, 2013
I’ll be speaking again this year at the “Screenwriters World” conference in Los Angeles. It takes place September 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City. I’ll be speaking on “Writing the TV Spec Script” on Friday...
by Erik Bork | Aug 22, 2013
This Sunday, August 25, from 10 to 3 is the annual UCLA Extension Writers Program’s “Writers Faire” in the Young Hall Courtyard on the UCLA Campus in Westwood. I’ll be speaking on a panel from 2:20-3:00 on “Turning Unique Story Ideas...
by Erik Bork | Jul 31, 2013
On Wednesday August 7 at 1 PM PDT, I’ll be teaching my fifth webinar for The Writers Store — on one of my favorite topics: Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat “genres.” Blake believed pretty much every great and successful movie falls into one...
by Erik Bork | Dec 7, 2012
My January 9 webinar for The Writers Store on “What Makes a Great Scene” is now available online through their store, for $79. Similar to the webinars I offered on “True Stories” and “Creating Series Ideas and Writing Spec Pilots”,...
by Erik Bork | Dec 7, 2012
An article has been posted about a talk I gave in Cleveland last month. It even has photos!!
by Erik Bork | Nov 10, 2012
I’ll be leading a conversation about the script of the upcoming David O. Russell film Silver Linings Playbook for the Storyboard Development Group this Monday evening at the Fox Studios. Please see below for more information about this interesting group of...
by Erik Bork | Oct 28, 2012
I’ll be returning to my home state during election week (apparently the most important one in the union that week!) to do a six-hour presentation on my screenwriting career and the key things I’ve learned along the way, for my friends at the Greater...
by Erik Bork | Sep 25, 2012
The webinar I taught for The Writers Store on “Finding the ‘Story’ in True Stories” is now available from their online store, for $79. It’s a ninety-minute powerpoint/audio program where I discuss all the key lessons I’ve learned...
by Erik Bork | Jul 17, 2012
This Friday at 2 PM I’ll be presenting “Finding the ‘Story’ in True Stories” (a one-hour workshop) at the Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference at Los Angeles Valley College. I’ll also be serving on a panel there on Saturday at...
by Erik Bork | Jul 14, 2012
My April 3 Writers Store webinar on “What Makes a Great TV Idea: Learn What Hollywood Looks for in an TV Idea and Pilot Script” is now available in their online store for $79. This “archive” version is basically the same thing as being...
by Erik Bork | Jun 7, 2012
On Saturday October 20, I’ll be participating in two panels at the Screenwriters World Conference at the Hollywood Renaissance Hotel, put on by the Writers Store — one on “The ABC’s of Television Script Structure” at 11 AM, and the other...
